Hosting Design Green Now is in keeping with the university goals and our commitment to sustainability. We feel that any new information acquired by our faculty and students will only enhance our knowledge and inspire us to progress further toward a greener world.

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In 2005, the Western Washington University created the WWU Sustainability Committee to implement a sustainable development policy. Our goal: To create a socially, economically and ecologically balanced community with the grassroots involvement and support of the entire campus. This drive toward "greening the campus" is occurring on a number of fronts coordinated by WWU's Office of Sustainability. The university offers over 20 courses in sustainability in departments ranging from planning to economics. WWU also offers a minor in Sustainable Design which blends disciplines of industrial design, planning, and environmental science.

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At The Art Institute of Portland we recognize that sustainability is no longer something extra—it is thoroughly integrated into professional design practice—a new reality that is becoming a growing part of design education today. We challenge our undergraduate students to learn about all facets of design, including the social, economic, historical, environmental and human impact of design. A common theme among all 16 of our design programs is the importance of good design in relation to natural resources. Hosting DGN at our college will help our students and the community further this discussion.

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For over a decade, faculty, students, and alumni at California College of the Arts (CCA) have played an integral role in the movement toward sustainable design. By hosting Design Green Now, CCA can enrich the discussion of environmental impact and bring this important issue to a wider audience.

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With its roots in the Arts and Crafts movement, an era in which artists and designers took on the forces of culture and economics to argue the importance of how things are made, CCA has long encouraged students to understand the pivotal role they play as “makers.” A thorough understanding of the ways in which design impacts society is a critical component of a well-rounded design curriculum. In summer 2008, CCA will launch the Summer Institute in Sustainable Design, an innovative program open to practicing designers and professionals working in industries concerned with design.

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CSULB prides itself on teaching and promoting issues that are prevalent within the Design field and Sustainability is at the top of the list. Design Green Now is a great forum for our students, faculty and community at large. It allows for the sharing of knowledge and offers insight into the latest trends and technologies available to further this important cause. The panel discussion format which brings top designers within the industry to discuss these issues with students is representative of the academic mission of CSULB.

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California State University, Long Beach offers three areas of concentration in Design which are Graphic Design, Industrial Design and Interior Design. Each discipline offers numerous projects within its curriculum that highlight different areas of sustainability. For example, Interior Design tackles problems that deal with LEED certification and creative stainable interior solutions. Graphic Design and Industrial Design teaches packaging and product design that uses sustainable principles, such as single source materials, transportation, cradle to cradle, source reduction, etc. The faculty believes that educating the next generation of designers must include a strong indoctrination in sustainable design principles.

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